Definition of Asart
As*sart" (ăs*särt"), n. [OF.
essart the grubbing up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or
clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum,
exartare, for exsaritare; L. ex + sarire,
sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.] 1. (Old
Law) The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus
destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest. Spelman.
Cowell.
2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and
fitted for cultivation; a clearing. Ash.
Assart land, forest land cleared of woods and
brush.
As*sart", v. t. To grub up, as trees; to
commit an assart upon; as, to assart land or trees.
Ashmole.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- forest land cleared for agriculture
- to clear forest land for agriculture
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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